Germany election: Merkel wins fourth term, exit polls say
"It's a difficult and bitter day for social democrats in Germany. We haven't reached our objective," he told supporters.
AfD's performance, better than what opinion polls had forecast, means that the right-wing party will have a seat at the Bundestag for the first time.
The party's leader, Frauke Petry, said on Twitter (in German) that Germany has experienced an incomparable "political earthquake".
The exit poll put the Liberal FDP with 10.5%; the Greens with 9.5% and the Die Linke (The Left) with 9%.
Mrs Merkel will now have to search for new coalition partners - a process that could take months.
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Source: BBC
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